‘Pearl Harbor without Bombs’: A Critical Geopolitics of the US—Japan ‘FSX’ Debate

The Secrecy of Pearl Harbor

Closing the Book on Pearl Harbor

Recent attempts to resuscitate well-worn conspiracy theories concerning the Pearl Harbor attack are based on selective reading of documentary evidence and ignore conclusive, recently declassified materials which show that JN-25 and other Japanese naval codes were not being read by U. S. Navy codebreakers prior to the Japanese attack.

the differential effects of debate and media analysis as relate to enhancing efl learners critical thinking ability and writing performances

critical thinking ability has an important role in education. accordingly, scholars around the world are searching for new ways for teaching and improving students critical thinking ability. in line with the studies in efl contexts supporting the positive relationship between critical thinking and writing performances, this study investigated the differential effects of halverson’s critical thi...

the effect of using critical discourse analytical tools on the improvement of the learners level of critical thinking in reading comprehension

?it is of utmost priority for an experienced teacher to train the mind of the students, and enable them to think critically and correctly. the most important question here is that how to develop such a crucial ability? this study examines a new way to the development of critical thinking utilizing critical discourse analytical tools. to attain this goal, two classes of senior english la...

a critical analysis of ideology in discourse: the case of “the chrysanthemums” by john steinbeck تحلیل انتقادی ایدئولوژی در گفتمان: بررسی ’ گلهای داوودی’ اثر جان اشتاینبک

چکیده امروزه‚ اعتقاد بر این مطلب که زبان تنها ابزاری جهت برقراری ارتباط نبوده‚ بلکه وسیله ای در جهت شکل گیری هویت‚ ارزش ها‚ وایدئولوژی های اعضای جامعه می باشد به طور گسترده ای فراگیر شده است. بنابر این‚ گفتمان ها بی تاثیر از ایدئولوژی پدید آورندگان نبوده و متعاقبا بر درک خوانندگان یا شنوندگان از حقیقت تاثیرگذارند. فیرکلاف (2003) بر این باور است که گفتمان ها به واسطه ایدئولوژی غالبی که در خود د...